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graham says the law is clear and sequestration is reality for now. >> that's an absurd interpretation. of course you can change any statute, but until it's changed, it has to be complied with. and right now there is no agreement in the congress with the white house. >> senator john mccain estimates the price tag if sequestration happens and the pentagon needs to reimburse contractors for severance cost could be $4 billion. in a letter to defense secretary leon panetta, mccain says he plans to deny any transfer of money that could have been avoided by complying with the law. brett? >> bret: stay on it. thank you. brick shipyard workers clashed with police after they forced their way into the defense ministry compound. more austerity protest elsewhere in athens. rallies against proposals that would cut salaries and personnel. >>> one world leader plans on turning 60 in style. you simply will not believe al gore's excuse for president obama's performance at the debate. grapevine is next >> bret: now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. we've looked at the presidential debate
graham says the law is clear and sequestration is reality for now. >> that's an absurd interpretation. of course you can change any statute, but until it's changed, it has to be complied with. and right now there is no agreement in the congress with the white house. >> senator john mccain estimates the price tag if sequestration happens and the pentagon needs to reimburse contractors for severance cost could be $4 billion. in a letter to defense secretary leon panetta, mccain says...
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. >> citizens elect represen representatives to select passing laws. that's how democracy is supposed to work. now questions about whether the epa with the help of environmental groups has ceased power that voters can no longer control. >> 2010 the northwest environmental defense center convinces accord that money water running off logging roads is industrial pollution requiring an epa clean water permit. the timber industry says it will cost thousands of dollars kicos thousands of jobs without any environ tament benefit. 2009 another environmental group the chesapeake bay foundation sues to force the epa to crack down on water runoff for farms along the bay. the epa settled and i am posed strict new rules that the american farm bureau says will cost billions of dollars. 2011 the epa poses stricter limits on pesticide use than congress requires. environmental groups sued saying law americas were being too lenient. just a few cases that show how environmental groups ex tort influence over the epa. >> they used a lot of litigation to get federal judges t
. >> citizens elect represen representatives to select passing laws. that's how democracy is supposed to work. now questions about whether the epa with the help of environmental groups has ceased power that voters can no longer control. >> 2010 the northwest environmental defense center convinces accord that money water running off logging roads is industrial pollution requiring an epa clean water permit. the timber industry says it will cost thousands of dollars kicos thousands of...
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it is against the laws of nature. it is accruing for itself power we never gave. >>neil: i will put you down as "not liking" this. >>judge napolitano: mildly. >>neil: i could make a point, a stretch of a point, to say in schools, maybe. but now you are in my home. >>judge napolitano: the government with like to get in our homes. petroleum did not go help to government unless you are ron paul to shrink it but to use the power to regulate human behavior. some believe they are regulating human behavior if the good. others just do not agree. >>neil: the good argument is we get thinner, healthy, and the health care costs go down. >>judge napolitano: that is the argument. >>judge napolitano: the same federal government that cannot deliver the meal to our homes reliably wants to come in can tell us what to eat in our homes. >>neil: how would they police it? >>judge napolitano: probably put the burden were on the states so they will bribe the states. you want money to fix your highways and schools? regulate what people do in their homes. have the police knock on your door
it is against the laws of nature. it is accruing for itself power we never gave. >>neil: i will put you down as "not liking" this. >>judge napolitano: mildly. >>neil: i could make a point, a stretch of a point, to say in schools, maybe. but now you are in my home. >>judge napolitano: the government with like to get in our homes. petroleum did not go help to government unless you are ron paul to shrink it but to use the power to regulate human behavior. some...
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and some say the law is unconstitutional. the irs has no business make ago theological determination that certain topics are off limits if you are having church on the weekend. >> but organizations like americans united for separation of church and state. say the johnson amendment must be be upheld to protect the divide between faith and politics. >> what's at stake is the integrity of churches. churches are not supposed to be political action committees. people don't go to church for the purpose of hearing who to vote for for the city council or president, they go there for spiritual solace, they go there for personal, moral instruction to learn about their holy scriptures, not to be told who is the best president. >> this is the fifth year of freedom sunday. in the election year, the participating pastors has grown thee-fold. the goal is to get the irs law to be thrown out and the immediate goal is to have them vote their biblical values on election day. >> thank you very much. the risk is potentially deadly. the waiting fo
and some say the law is unconstitutional. the irs has no business make ago theological determination that certain topics are off limits if you are having church on the weekend. >> but organizations like americans united for separation of church and state. say the johnson amendment must be be upheld to protect the divide between faith and politics. >> what's at stake is the integrity of churches. churches are not supposed to be political action committees. people don't go to church...
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. >> down in new orleans where they still have not rebuilt 20 months later there is a federal law when you get reconstruction money from the federal government called the stanford act. basically it says, when you get federal money you have got to give a 10 percent match. the local government has to come up with 10 percent. here's the facts. when 9-11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said this is too serious a problem, we can't expect new york city to rebuild on test own. forget the dollar you have to put in. that's the right thing to do. what's happening in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. tells me somehow the people down in new orleans they don't care about as much. >> as we mentioned earlier the daily caller obtained the video. fox news contributor and chief of the web site carlson was on "hannity" last night to discuss what you saw. >> the first thing will jump off the screen at you this is not the barack obama you have watched for the last 10 years he is whipping u
. >> down in new orleans where they still have not rebuilt 20 months later there is a federal law when you get reconstruction money from the federal government called the stanford act. basically it says, when you get federal money you have got to give a 10 percent match. the local government has to come up with 10 percent. here's the facts. when 9-11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said this is too serious a problem, we can't expect new york city to rebuild on...
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this is, you know, the executives obligation is to execute the law. and they're doing exactly the opposite with obvious impunity. >> chuck? >> well, it sure does invite the lawsuits because if you're a plaintiffs lawyer you have a free shot. the company doesn't have a skin in the game. they are he' covered so you can be sure there will be a lawsuit under this. >> and the hopes is that sequestration is worked out, but right, here is the question with that advice. if the administration is operating under the assumption that the sequestration is never going to be implemented or unimplemented why didn't they do this months and months ago when members of congress were trying to work out something that would have forced out exactly this kind after outcome and given these companies an opportunity to not have to deal with this at all and presumably probably save companies a lot of money. >> bret: all right, seconds and i didn't say this at the top because i didn't want to embarrass you, steve's pick loss and second now because i wanted to save you some face.
this is, you know, the executives obligation is to execute the law. and they're doing exactly the opposite with obvious impunity. >> chuck? >> well, it sure does invite the lawsuits because if you're a plaintiffs lawyer you have a free shot. the company doesn't have a skin in the game. they are he' covered so you can be sure there will be a lawsuit under this. >> and the hopes is that sequestration is worked out, but right, here is the question with that advice. if the...
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law. opponents said the law was aimed at stopping minorities and the elderly from casting ballots. >> my sense is that the republicans did this to beat obama. >> supporters argued it was hadn't to stop fraud. >> no one will be disenfranchised by the fraud. >> tonight what this decision means for the presidential election. >>> plus, trouble in the seats. seats coming loose on american airlines jets. >> my son's seat was kind of like almost falling off. we were trying to push it in and hold it in. >> i think the faa needs to look at this incident. >> now planes grounded and serious questions about safety. >>> and when this ball player stepped to the plate for the first time in the majors, a wild pitch knocked him down. >> i didn't get out away enough and it caught up under my helmet. >> now seven years later, one team is giving him another chance. tonight adam greenberg back in the big leagues. i'm bill hemmer in for shepard smith. one of the toughest voter i.d. laws in the country cannot ta
law. opponents said the law was aimed at stopping minorities and the elderly from casting ballots. >> my sense is that the republicans did this to beat obama. >> supporters argued it was hadn't to stop fraud. >> no one will be disenfranchised by the fraud. >> tonight what this decision means for the presidential election. >>> plus, trouble in the seats. seats coming loose on american airlines jets. >> my son's seat was kind of like almost falling off. we...
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federal law if obama loses in november. jamie: where is the money coming from to purchase this facility? >> from what i read, it is a bureau prison money that has been set aside in the previously -- previous budget cycle and they can do it through their executive authority. and so the bureau of prisons has a huge chunk of money so they carved out some money to use for purchase of this facility. jamie: this is not the only federal facility option. this location. would there be other locations they could look to to assist the federal prison system and ultimately move guantanamo detainees in the u.s.? >> there is federal law that prohibits that from happening. previous administration and this administration looked at a variety of options in the united states or housing guantanamo detainees and obviously a military brig facility would make some sense if they were to make that move. but the american public is against this move left and right. the senate, house democrats, house republicans, democrats and republicans on both sides
federal law if obama loses in november. jamie: where is the money coming from to purchase this facility? >> from what i read, it is a bureau prison money that has been set aside in the previously -- previous budget cycle and they can do it through their executive authority. and so the bureau of prisons has a huge chunk of money so they carved out some money to use for purchase of this facility. jamie: this is not the only federal facility option. this location. would there be other...
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he's the chief law enforcement officer of the united states. he's the attorney general of the united states and he's saying hear no evil, see no evil, i'm not responsible and that's not the way the department of justice that it worked with is supposed to work. martha: what if he were to take more shot in the this situation. to say i didn't know but i should have known. and this did happen on my watch. and that was a grievous error. >> a grievous error. when you are the chief law enforcement officer of the united states and the chief lawyer for the united states. the responsibility is as he had with some of his deputies to step aside. there is no good explanation for the attorney general. this idea he did not know. it was going on in my department and i didn't know about it. this ended up being a massive operation. the attorney general's defense is i don't know? sorry, that not way it's supposed to work. bill: 22 minutes before the hour. growing calls for the u.s. ambassador susan rice to step aside after a tidal wave of criticism on her reactio
he's the chief law enforcement officer of the united states. he's the attorney general of the united states and he's saying hear no evil, see no evil, i'm not responsible and that's not the way the department of justice that it worked with is supposed to work. martha: what if he were to take more shot in the this situation. to say i didn't know but i should have known. and this did happen on my watch. and that was a grievous error. >> a grievous error. when you are the chief law...
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the cuts will be made unless they change the law which they failed to do. even though they had a committee designated to change it they didn't. they want to us believe after the election they will have the political courage they didn't have before. but where is the guarantee of that? >> it's nowhere. instead of dealing with the real problem they are out scurrying around trying to worrying about thed a-on problem like the pink slip problem. the poor people at lockheed martin are saying tell me what's going to happen. will i have a job or not. at the end of the dayn if the department of imagine the and budget is covering this koits's a forced campaign contribution. i don't know how else to characterize it. megyn: the omb is trying to say it's never going to happen because the politicians in washington will come to their senses and pass the law that eliminates these defense cuts so you won't get fired. but most people believe that's the case, where is the guarantee of that. >> when they are 60 days out and there is no resolution in sight they are obligate to s
the cuts will be made unless they change the law which they failed to do. even though they had a committee designated to change it they didn't. they want to us believe after the election they will have the political courage they didn't have before. but where is the guarantee of that? >> it's nowhere. instead of dealing with the real problem they are out scurrying around trying to worrying about thed a-on problem like the pink slip problem. the poor people at lockheed martin are saying...
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but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie ro has been prided b the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. be more,
but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie ro has been prided b the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding provided by...
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>> that is what we typically see if you look at the law of averages, the numbers come down and they beat the expectations. that is not always the case. in terms of sales expectations only 40% of the companies beat their sales estimates, yet the market went higher. while we typically see companies beat expectations, it is not always the case. really the mark is probably now even focus more on the expectations for the fourth quarter were analysts expecting a rebound going from 3% decline to an expectation of 10% growth. cheryl: let's talk about some of the sectors you are watching and analyze. let's look at the financial sector first and foremost, a heck of a year for the financial sector overall, do you think at least there is some earnings upside on the financial sector? >> to look at the financial sector expected to be the best sector overall year-over-year growth, 10% growth overall, look at the companies reporting later this week, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo both expected 20% growth. within the financial sector we are seeing strength in some of the regional banks as well. cheryl: the
>> that is what we typically see if you look at the law of averages, the numbers come down and they beat the expectations. that is not always the case. in terms of sales expectations only 40% of the companies beat their sales estimates, yet the market went higher. while we typically see companies beat expectations, it is not always the case. really the mark is probably now even focus more on the expectations for the fourth quarter were analysts expecting a rebound going from 3% decline to...
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but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time.
but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time.
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how the law helps this. a fundamental dissidents within the application of the law. how can we use that to assist us? >> at think one of the things that you're pointing to is the way in which women's health and reproductive health our friend as different from the rest of health care. >> exactly. >> that is disconcerting that even from advocates of women's health care access we hear so much about this is an issue that should be important to women and women should vote on this and be concerned about this.
how the law helps this. a fundamental dissidents within the application of the law. how can we use that to assist us? >> at think one of the things that you're pointing to is the way in which women's health and reproductive health our friend as different from the rest of health care. >> exactly. >> that is disconcerting that even from advocates of women's health care access we hear so much about this is an issue that should be important to women and women should vote on this...
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it's a struggle for the dignity that comes with freedom and opportunity and the right to live under laws of our own making. it's a struggle that has been unfolded under green banners in the streets of iran, in the public squares of tunisia and egypt and yemen and in the fights for liberty in iraq and afghanistan and libya and now in syria. in short, it's a struggle between liberty and tyranny. justice and oppression, hope and despair. we have seen this struggle before. it would be familiar to general george marshall. in his time the ashes of world war, another critical part of the world was torn between democracy and it is potism. fortunately we had leaders of courage and vision, both republicans and democrats who knew america had to support friends that shared our values and prevent today's crises from becoming tomorrow's conflicts. statesmen like marshall rallied our nation to rise to its responsibility as leader of free world. we helped our friend to build and sustain free societies and free markets. we defended our friends, and ourselves from our common enemies. we led. we led and th
it's a struggle for the dignity that comes with freedom and opportunity and the right to live under laws of our own making. it's a struggle that has been unfolded under green banners in the streets of iran, in the public squares of tunisia and egypt and yemen and in the fights for liberty in iraq and afghanistan and libya and now in syria. in short, it's a struggle between liberty and tyranny. justice and oppression, hope and despair. we have seen this struggle before. it would be familiar to...
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law that critics say would prevent some voters from casting their ballots. the republican governor who supported showing the i.d.s at the polls says he probably won't appeal the decision. >>> american airlines says it knows what caused a series of midair seat malfunctions. it's looking for the problem in more jets. they say improperly installed clamps caused the seats to come loose on three flights, two of which had to make emergency landings. they have not said where the seats were installed or who might be to blame. meanwhile, they're making progress in a standoff with its pilots. the pilots union says it will resume negotiation talks. >>> new this morning, would you pay more for your electricity each month if it meant better service? maryland residents could be asked to do so. fox's melanie alnwick is live at pepco headquarters with details of this controversial plan. good morning, melanie. >> reporter: good morning. this all came about and really started in june, after that derecho that knocked out power to millions and left some without power more than
law that critics say would prevent some voters from casting their ballots. the republican governor who supported showing the i.d.s at the polls says he probably won't appeal the decision. >>> american airlines says it knows what caused a series of midair seat malfunctions. it's looking for the problem in more jets. they say improperly installed clamps caused the seats to come loose on three flights, two of which had to make emergency landings. they have not said where the seats were...
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covering those with preexisting conditions is not the same as obama's it's already what's mandated by law, which is again reassuring the rest of the conservative base, the guys we still got you. >> you make the right point. i cannot imagine that mitt romney -- mitt romney is going to get up in front of the big crowds of conservative base supporters and say remember the debate, how great i did, i guarantee he won't repeat a policy idea from that debate in front of those crowds. they are not going to cheer for the newly moderate mitt positions. he can be eraser man all he wants and scrub away -- >> if he moves up in the polls i think they will cheer. >> i think they care -- if it gets him percentage points in the polls i think he will. >> there are debates coming up. he can't skate by on talking points in front of rallies of his own supporters, he's going to get pressed on this stomach presumablybly in the next tw debates and will have to enunciate some details of what he does embrace in terms of obama care. >> compassion or conservative won two elections in this country, severely conservat
covering those with preexisting conditions is not the same as obama's it's already what's mandated by law, which is again reassuring the rest of the conservative base, the guys we still got you. >> you make the right point. i cannot imagine that mitt romney -- mitt romney is going to get up in front of the big crowds of conservative base supporters and say remember the debate, how great i did, i guarantee he won't repeat a policy idea from that debate in front of those crowds. they are...
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fast forward to the supreme court june ruling on the healthcare law. the first thing the court did was say that that old law this the 1800s did not block the case. it went of course onto update the original mandate. because it removed that old law, that barrier that liberty university faced at the lower court the university immediately asked for a new chance. the university says it still wants to argue over issues the court did not decide in june, namely the employer mandate. by asking the government to weigh in today the supreme court is signaling its open to allowing liberty to restart its legal challenge, it would first go back to the fourth circuit but the very next stop would be, once again the supreme court. gregg: we could have part two coming up. >> round two, we're ready. gregg: i know you are. shannon bream. thanks very much. live in washington. jenna: an update on a very important story we told you about last week. fears of a world-wide bacon shortage. gregg: say it isn't so. jenna: well the warnings echoed across grocery store isles last we
fast forward to the supreme court june ruling on the healthcare law. the first thing the court did was say that that old law this the 1800s did not block the case. it went of course onto update the original mandate. because it removed that old law, that barrier that liberty university faced at the lower court the university immediately asked for a new chance. the university says it still wants to argue over issues the court did not decide in june, namely the employer mandate. by asking the...
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laws in wisconsin, south carolina and texas and they have done it again. >> if you are pennsylvania voter you will not have to show a photo i.d. this election. a judge ruled against the measure for now saying he didn't believe there was adequate time for voters to easily get a photo i.d. before november 6th. >> stephen: that is ridiculous. they will have their i.d.s by november 6th if they go to the dmv now. but folks, as bad as this is-- (cheers and applause) as bad as this is, there is a silver lining to this story. because according to the ruling, election officials can still ask for photo i.d.s, they just can't prevent people from voting if they don't have it. this could still work. asking for the i.d. is now meaningless but we're still allowed the consolation prize of harassing voters for no reason. and if we just add some other intimidation tactics i think we can make the wrong kind of voters so uncomfortable, they'll just turn around and go home. i say we start with a cavity search. you're free to vote but first you have to let us pull back your curtain and take a few yanks on that
laws in wisconsin, south carolina and texas and they have done it again. >> if you are pennsylvania voter you will not have to show a photo i.d. this election. a judge ruled against the measure for now saying he didn't believe there was adequate time for voters to easily get a photo i.d. before november 6th. >> stephen: that is ridiculous. they will have their i.d.s by november 6th if they go to the dmv now. but folks, as bad as this is-- (cheers and applause) as bad as this is,...
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law. all the details. and on ttter using the #edshow. >>> thanks for wching "the ed show." mitt romney is runng behind in the polls. he needs to bring his a game tomorrow night. does he has have a game? romney has an uphi climb on his hands. done some al damagto the campaign. is being given analysis by the americaneople. >> that infamous piece otape american peopl st poll shows just 23% of likely votersay romy's comments made th tnk more 45% said it madefeel more romn senior adviser ed gillese sa they are expecting the 47% remark to come up in tomorrow's date and is prepared to an it and address it. we believe the voters willee and appreciate the facat overnor romney'salking about uld improvthe ity ericans. joining me tonight is msnbc political analysrichd wolffe and host of "now with alex wagn",lex wagner. congratulations on your show. it's realltaken off. >> thank you, ed. >> there's dage here. mee polls owt. you can almost feel it. richard, how does heeverse the damage tomorrow night? >> if he'srte the debate as a c reintroduce himselto the american people. he blew that
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laws in four states remain but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down, including those in a few swing states. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. they originally called for 8 of its aircraft to be inspected, later ordered 47 aircraft to be checked. they blame the problem on clamps that were not properly installed. they continue a contentious renegotiation over its labor agreements. both the airline and union representing its mechanics deny labor issues played know role in the seat problem. >>> here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america today. we are going to begin in minnesota where a wheelchair bound suspect suffered a brutal beating while in police custody. the officer pummeled the intoxicated man and pulled him out of his chair after being hit in the face. the department has now placed that officer on administrative leave and requested he be charged with assault. tough to watch there. >>> next to texas where a passer-by sprang into action to
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the law itself. nbc news's justice correspondent pete williams joins us now. pete, good afternoon. what did the judge actually say about why he decided to rule this way? >> reporter: well, let's track what's happened here. the state first passed the law and said if you don't have a dlls, you need a government i.d. if you don't have the driver's license, then you could get the nondriver's state issued i.d. and then the state said, wait a minute, that's a secure form of i.d., so if you want that you're going to have to have a certificate, birth certificate with a raised seal and three other forms of identification. well, that was a problem. so then the state said, okay, here is what we're going to do. we'll issue a new form of i.d. that's good only for voting, and they started to do that, but they said you could only get that if you couldn't qualify for the other forms. then they changed their mind on that. so what the judge finally said is, i think the state now has it about right, that it's easy to g
the law itself. nbc news's justice correspondent pete williams joins us now. pete, good afternoon. what did the judge actually say about why he decided to rule this way? >> reporter: well, let's track what's happened here. the state first passed the law and said if you don't have a dlls, you need a government i.d. if you don't have the driver's license, then you could get the nondriver's state issued i.d. and then the state said, wait a minute, that's a secure form of i.d., so if you want...
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law would stop. you are 39 times more likely to be hit by lightning than you are to impersonate another broker at the polls. that said, the gop argument would be that there was large- scale voter fraud by groups like acorn in 2008, that that led to the illegitimate collection of barack obama. there are polls that showed that 52% of republicans believe acorn stole the election for barack obama. if you turn on fox news, a month before the election or a month after, all you heard was acorn, acorn. i think republicans convince themselves sincerely that acorn stole the election or they used it optimistically to push this message that voter fraud exists. and there is some evidence that message has broken through. 48% of the public in a recent poll said voter fraud is a major issue. even though there are people like me better saying voter fraud is not a big problem in u.s. elections, even though there is no major prosecutions by the bush administration or in states that have passed voter i.d. laws, just pen
law would stop. you are 39 times more likely to be hit by lightning than you are to impersonate another broker at the polls. that said, the gop argument would be that there was large- scale voter fraud by groups like acorn in 2008, that that led to the illegitimate collection of barack obama. there are polls that showed that 52% of republicans believe acorn stole the election for barack obama. if you turn on fox news, a month before the election or a month after, all you heard was acorn, acorn....
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laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in place but were not properly installed. meanwhile, american and its pilots union continued a contentious renegotiation over its labor agreements. both the airline and the union representing its mechanics deny labor issues played any role in the seat problem. >>> here's a look at stories making news today in america. we are going to begin in minnesota where a wheelchair bound suspect suffered a brutal beating while in police custody. the officer pummeled the intoxicated man and pulled him out of his wheelchair after being hit in the face. the department has placed that officer on administrative leave and reques
laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in...